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NewsMinister’s intervention over rate relief welcomed by ACS
A local government minister’s intervention to speed up the process of rebilling businesses that are waiting for rate relief has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). In a Commons statement, Marcus Jones said: “The Government has been consistently clear that it expects local authorities to make rapid ...
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NewsAppeal for witnesses to robbery at Grantham forecourt shop
Lincolnshire Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward to help with an investigation into a robbery at a forecourt shop in Grantham. It occurred at the Jet Service Station, on Manthorpe Road, Grantham, at 8pm on Monday 18 September. Officers are particularly interested in speaking to anyone who was ...
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NewsDetectives release CCTV images in witness appeal
Detectives investigating an armed robbery at a North Yorkshire forecourt shop have released CCTV images with the hope that new witnesses may come forward. At around 11.45pm on Thursday 17 August, two men went into the Jet Garage, in Barnsley Road, Wath, with one of the men reportedly carrying ...
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NewsAsda sparks round of price cuts on supermarket fuel
Asda has sparked a round of supermarket fuel price cuts, announcing up to 2ppl off unleaded petrol and 1ppl on diesel from Saturday 23 September, bringing prices down to a new national price cap of 115.7ppl on unleaded petrol and 116.7ppl on diesel at all 308 filling stations. Asda’s head ...
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NewsPolice release CCTV film in bid to catch forecourt gunman
Police have released CCTV footage of a robbery at a forecourt shop in which a woman cashier was handed a note that read, “I’ve got a gun”. The woman was working on her own in the Esso filling station in Bourges Boulevard, Peterborough, when a man walked in at just ...
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NewsCar makers facing huge fines over emissions claims PA Consulting
Ford, BMW, Volkswagen, Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot Citroen including Opel/Vauxhall and Hyundai-Kia will all miss their 2021 CO₂ emissions targets, leaving them facing fines into the billions, according to PA Consulting Group. Its annual forecast of car manufacturers’ performance against mandatory EU CO₂ emissions targets shows that only four out of ...
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NewsGovernment offers funding to cut emissions from freight
Companies are being urged to compete for up to £15m of funding to develop technology to reduce harmful emissions from freight. Roads minister Jesse Norman has called on UK businesses to lead research into low emission technology for lorries, as well as cars and vans. The projects could see materials ...
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NewsMRH adds five sites with purchase of Peregrine
MRH has acquired Peregrine Retail Limited - which operates five sites in the South West of England - as part of its strategic objective to expand its presence across the UK. The five sites are located in Kingsclere, Wellington, Blackhorse, Windmill and Bridgwater, and have strong links to the local ...
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NewsACS warning over proposed EU tobacco regulations
Concerns about the complexity of proposals to track the progress of legitimate tobacco products through the supply chain have been raised by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). New draft regulations from the EU Commission would require UK retailers and wholesalers to register and pay to receive unique ‘identifier codes’ ...
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NewsSainsbury’s forecourt closed after car crashes into shop wall
A Sainsbury’s petrol station in Frome had to be closed after a car collided with the shop wall, causing structural damage. The incident, which took place around 2.40pm on Wednesday September 13 at Frome Sainsbury’s, was attended by fire crews. The driver of the vehicle was treated at the scene ...
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NewsApplegreen applies to build English motorway site
Forecourt Trader of the Year Applegreen, which won the award for its M1 Lisburn motorway services in Northern Ireland last week, has applied for planning permission for its first motorway services in England. The planning application is for a site at junction 33 of the M1 at Rotherham, and proposes ...
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NewsArsonists set fire to Tesco forecourt in Hertfordshire
An incident of arson at a Hertfordshire forecourt is being investigated by police officers and they are appealing for information and witnesses. The incident happened between 1.30am and 1.50am on Friday, September 15 at the Tesco Express petrol station in Prestwick Road, South Oxhey. Between these times, offenders entered the ...
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NewsBP/M&S site opens in Torrington
Ten new jobs have been created with the opening of the new BP service station with M&S Simply Food on New Road, Torrington, Devon. The joint BP and Marks & Spencer development will offer motorists a wide range of M&S food alongside BP’s own Wild Bean Café drinks and hot ...
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NewsSuspected handgun used in robbery at Shell site in Bradford
Following a robbery with a suspected handgun at a forecourt shop in Bradford, detectives have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in relation to the incident. Officers from West Yorkshire Police were called at around 3pm on Friday September 15 following a reported armed ...
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NewsRoadchef warns future of Magor services at risk
Roadchef claims plans for a relief road for the M4 in South Wales could jeopardise the future of its Magor motorway service area and damage road safety. The company says it supports the delivery of an M4 relief road, but the proposed route means Magor Services at junction 23A, which ...
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NewsSector still waiting for an answer on E10
The wait to find out whether E10 petrol will be introduced looks set to continue after the latest Government announcement on the issue failed to indicate a way forward. The trade had been waiting for a response to the consultation on the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation, which ended in January. ...
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Symonds gets planning approval for 10th site
Top 50 Indie Symonds Forecourts has won planning approval for a new site, which will bring its total number of forecourts to 10. The new-to-industry site in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, covers two acres and will provide a 10-pump filling station, which has projected sales in excess of 6mlpa. It will include ...
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NewsUK Fuels expands network to over 2,250 UK sites
UK Fuels, the fuel card provider and part of Radius Payment Solutions, has expanded its UK Fuels network to over 2,250 UK sites. This includes reaching the 550-site mark for fuelling stations for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), making it the largest independent network in the UK, according to UK Fuels. ...
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Shell expands Budgens venture to 20 more sites
Shell UK is rolling out a partnership with Budgens to 20 sites, following its success on four pilot sites.The new Budgens at Shell stores will sell a wide range of products including fruit and vegetables, dairy, deli, meat and fish and ready meals.The first new site launched on September 1 ...
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NewsEssar extends target for 400 branded outlets to five years
Essar UK has put back the target for expansion of its retail network to 400 outlets to five years, shortly after revealing plans to open its first company owned forecourt site. The first Essar-branded forecourt opened in November 2015 and last year it said it planned to grow its retail ...